Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!spool.mu.edu!news.nd.edu!mentor.cc.purdue.edu!noose.ecn.purdue.edu!en.ecn.purdue.edu!wwarner From: wwarner@en.ecn.purdue.edu (William A Warner) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware Subject: Re: AMIGA 3000 INSTALL 2nd Drive Message-ID: <1991Mar26.222933.23422@en.ecn.purdue.edu> Date: 26 Mar 91 22:29:33 GMT Article-I.D.: en.1991Mar26.222933.23422 References: <3051@isc-br.ISC-BR.COM> Distribution: na Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network Lines: 28 In article <3051@isc-br.ISC-BR.COM> chucky@isc-br.ISC-BR.COM (Chuck Yorlano) writes: >I was wondering how you go about installing a second harddrive >in the 2nd floppy bay of the AMIGA 3000. Is an adapter >bracket necessary and if so where do I get one. > >A friend of mine could not get the harddrive to mount flush. It >was either too far forward or too far backward. > I used the bracket that was included with my A3000's 2nd floppy drive bay. There are several different sets of holes for mounting in that bracket. Having the HD mounted too far back shouldn't be a problem unless you are crimping cables or physically hitting the power supply. Also, some HDs include a faceplate that is not necessary. I removed one from a Seagate St-296n once, so that it would fit in a 2000. Mounting a HD flush is not important like it is with a floppy drive. As long as the HD is physically stable and not going anywhere or in danger of coming in contact with anything electrically, then you're in no danger. In fact you can stack several drives in the same bay if you adhere to this rule and also allow for some ventilation between drives. I posted earlier about the ability to mount up 6 drives in a 3000 if one were to stack like this. I have done it before in several machines. Be advised though, that these drives were the smaller 1/2 ht drives like floppies and Quantum's 50M drives. -- Art Warner wwarner@en.ecn.purdue.edu Amiga makes it happen.......IBM, Mac, Sun, and Next make it expensive!